Asia Netherlands Water Learning Week (ANWLW) 2024 Read more about Asia Netherlands Water Learning Week (ANWLW) 2024 ADB and the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) hosted the Asia Netherlands Water Learning Week (ANWLW) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 15-19 April. The ANWLW was a week-long intensive program that brought together project teams from across the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s developing member countries with water experts from the Netherlands. Objectives:
Maeve Nightingale Keywords coastal and marine world oceans day adb water coastal resource management Read more about Maeve Nightingale MAEVE NIGHTINGALE is a Senior Programme Officer leading The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Asia Regional Coastal and Marine Programme as well as regional focal point for gender equality and HRBA. Maeve has 22 years international experience working with international development organizations. Her work focuses specifically on addressing the multiple issues associated with sustainable coastal resource management, including Disaster Risk Reduction
Webinar on Improved Decision-Making for Water Security Using Water Accounting Read more about Webinar on Improved Decision-Making for Water Security Using Water Accounting Elga Salvadore gave an overview of Water Accounting Plus (WA+) methodology, and provided examples on how water accounting can be used in decision-making.
Looking Forward Read more about Looking Forward ADB's Chief of Water Sector Group Tom Panella shares the future directions for the Water Financing Partnership Facility.
Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project-Additional Financing Read more about Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project-Additional Financing This presentation provides an overview of the Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement Project.
ADB Business Opportunities (Water) Read more about ADB Business Opportunities (Water) This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB Business opportunities relevant to the water sector.
ADB Business Opportunities (Water) Read more about ADB Business Opportunities (Water) This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB Business opportunities relevant to the water sector.
Lessons from the Philippines' Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office Read more about Lessons from the Philippines' Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office In this learning event, Joel Yu, chief regulator of the Philippines' Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) emphasized the need for a strong regulating body to implement and oversee water concession agreements in mega-cities such as Metro Manila. He also shared the MWSS-RO's initiatives, and how they can succeed with the support of other institutions, such as ADB.
Modernizing Irrigation Systems in Drought Affected Provinces of Viet Nam (ADB Response) Read more about Modernizing Irrigation Systems in Drought Affected Provinces of Viet Nam (ADB Response) In 2015, Viet Nam was one of the countries severely affected by El Nino. Many of its provinces experienced droughts that placed many crops and people at risk. To assist the country in addressing this challenge, ADB provided technical assistance and fostered partnerships that improved climate resilience, environmental sustainability, and agricultural water productivity in drought-affected provinces of the country.
Modernizing Irrigation Systems in Drought Affected Provinces of Viet Nam (Goverment's Response) Read more about Modernizing Irrigation Systems in Drought Affected Provinces of Viet Nam (Goverment's Response) The El Nino in 2015 wreaked extensive damage to many areas in Viet Nam. The country experienced a 40% to 70% rainfall deficit which affected over 400,000 hectares of crop land. Two million people were affected and 18 provinces were placed under a state of emergency. Moreover, historcal floods inundated many areas in the country the following year.